Mt. Holly smelter secures power deal
Century Aluminum makes another step toward restarting idle capacity at Mt. Holly in South Carolina.
Tag: Smelter
The third coming of Indonesia in aluminum
Indonesia is grabbling a lot of attention these days, thanks to ambitious plans by Chinese investors to bet big on aluminum smelting. This is not the first time that Indonesia has captured the attention of the aluminum industry.
Arconic doubles high-purity output at Davenport
Arconic's Davenport expansion has doubled its high-purity aluminum capacity, a development that fills part of the void left by Century's idled Hawesville smelter and an opaque import market.
Cracking the code on affordable electricity for smelting
Debates are underway on how to get more supply to electric grids
Canada’s $5bn relief fund with aluminum focus rekindles debate over subsidies
Canada's new Strategic Response Fund for tariff-hit industries has triggered sharp criticism, drawing in questions over subsidies, trade imbalances, and whether U.S. and Canadian aluminum markets are as different as an industry group suggets.
Update on the state of electricity supply-demand in the U.S.
Recent IEA data underscores an erratic electricity supply mix alongside sharply rising demand, with future prices signaling poor economics for operating an aluminum smelter and pointing instead to behind-the-meter generation backed by outside financing.
Fulton acquires AFCO as Metra builds cross-border extrusion platform
Private equity-backed moves by Fulton Asset Management and KPS Capital Partners highlight how consolidation is reshaping North American extrusion capacity, with strategies aimed squarely at construction and industrial end markets.
Will other smelters follow Mt. Holly's restart?
With Century's Mt. Holly coming back online, the real question is whether other idled U.S. smelter capacity have any realistic path to restart.
Century to restart production at Mt. Holly smelter
Century plans to invest about $50 million in the effort, adding about 10% to US production.
Aluminz's new plant and the recasting of Texas/Oklahoma scrap map
From Mount Pleasant to Sapulpa, the supply chain is shifting with implications for scrap flows.